Forgotten Hill – Puppeteer

Forgotten Hill – Puppeteer takes place in an abandoned house resembling a puppet theatre. No one explains who you are, only that this place was once home to a family, and now all that remains are distorted puppets, deformed animals, and fragmented memories.

Forgotten Hill – Puppeteer Game Story

The story unfolds through the environment and puzzles. Images of dogs, sheep, spiders, shape-shifting paintings, and fragmented family members reveal that they are no longer ordinary people. Especially the mother, who is not a ghost but a human transformed into a puppet, desperately pleads for help, hoping to see her daughter one more time.

As the game progresses, the tragedy of this family becomes clearer. The pleas, the distorted images, and the feeling of being watched make you realise that the most terrifying thing isn't the monsters but the fact that humans are trapped in puppet form, with no escape.

How to Play Forgotten Hill – Puppeteer

Puppeteer's gameplay focuses entirely on observation and experimentation. Colours like red, green, and yellow appear constantly and play a crucial role. Opening cabinets, activating objects, or changing the room all depend on using the right colour in the right place.

Players must collect many tricky items such as bugs, buckets, sticky notes, keys, and picture puzzle pieces. Some puzzles require dragging or changing images, such as using an elephant to transform a picture, thereby revealing new clues.

There are also puzzles involving geometry and numbers. Triangles and number tiles like 1, 3, 7, and 29 force you to recall previously seen details. The game doesn't provide clear instructions, so most of the time is spent figuring things out through trial and error and memorisation.

The Tricks

Puppeteer uses many of Forgotten Hill's familiar tricks but takes them to a more unsettling level. Eyes appear in various places, staring at the player, and you must find ways to cover or disable them. Blood and disfigured bodies are used as part of the puzzle, not just to scare.

Insects are a recurring element, especially the colourful bugs, which are both creepy and key to solving the puzzles. The animals don't appear to be cute but rather symbolise each member of the family.

Forgotten Hill – Puppeteer gradually reveals the story from what you are forced to touch, piece together, and accept of the unfolding tragedy. Another excellent part of the game, GrandMa's Delicious Cakes – A Forgotten Hill Tale, is also worth a try.